Spin: os 100 maiores guitarristas de todos os tempos

O site da revista SPIN publicou em maio de 2012 uma lista (inusitada) com os 100 maiores guitarristas de todos os tempos, com um texto a respeito deles e seu momento mais heróico, para que as pessoas além de conhecerem a história dos caras, também conheçam um ponto alto da carreira deles.

001 Lee Ranaldo & Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
002 Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine)
003 John Fahey
004 Kurt Cobain
005 J Mascis
006 Prince
007 Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd (Television)
008 Johnny Ramone
009 Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic)
010 Jam Master Jay (Run-DMC)
011 Ron Asheton (The Stooges)
012 Andy Gill
013 The Edge
014 Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)
015 Greg Ginn (Black Flag)
016 Frank Zappa
017 Lou Reed and Sterling Morrison
018 Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
019 d. boon (Minutemen)
020 Neil Young
021 Sonny Sharrock
022 Jimmy Nolen (James Brown)
023 Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins/This Mortal Coil)
024 Steve Albini (Big Black/Shellac)
025 Robert Fripp (King Crimson)
026 Johnny Marr
027 PJ Harvey
028 Glenn Branca
029 Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
030 King Buzzo (Melvins)
031 Derek Bailey
032 Robert Quine
033 Jack White
034 Justin Broadrick (Napalm Death/Godflesh/Jesu)
035 Dr. Know (Bad Brains)
036 James "Blood" Ulmer
037 Ali Farka Touré
038 Stephen Malkmus (Pavement/The Jicks)
039 Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney/Wild Flag)
040 Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine)
041 Nile Rodgers (Chic)
042 King Sunny Adé
043 Nels Cline
044 John McLaughlin
045 Rhys Chatham
046 Dimebag Darrell (Pantera)
047 Marc Ribot
048 Bob Mould
049 Zoot Horn Rollo (The Magic Band)
050 Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith (MC5)
051 Robbie Basho
052 Johnny Thunders
053 Greg Sage (Wipers)
054 Euronymous (Mayhem)
055 Fred Frith
056 Kim and Kelley Deal (The Breeders)
057 Doug Martsch (Built to Spill)
058 Syd Barrett
059 Curt Kirkwood (Meat Puppets)
060 Chuck Schuldiner (Death)
061 Shuggie Otis
062 Tony Maiden (Rufus)
063 Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)
064 Wino
065 Mick Ronson (David Bowie/Morrissey)
066 Rowland S. Howard and Mick Harvey (The Birthday Party)
067 Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
068 Ben Weinman (Dillinger Escape Plan)
069 Eugene Chadbourne
070 Jerry Harrison
071 Adrian Belew
072 Arto Lindsay
073 Mick Barr (Orthrelm/Krallice)
074 Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group)
075 Bert Jansch
076 Bernard Sumner (Joy Division, New Order)
077 Marissa Paternoster (Screaming Females)
078 Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
079 Duane Denison (the Jesus Lizard)
080 Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction/Red Hot Chili Peppers)
081 Keiji Haino
082 Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses)
083 Josh Homme
084 Lydia Lunch
085 Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam)
086 Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto (Fugazi)
087 Marnie Stern
088 Dylan Carlson (Earth)
089 Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
090 Trey Azagthoth (Morbid Angel)
091 Viv Albertine (the Slits)
092 James Blackshaw
093 Annie Clark (St. Vincent)
094 Ibhahim Ag Alhabib (Tinariwen)
095 Bill Steer (Napalm Death/Carcass)
096 David Pajo (Slint)
097 Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo)
098 Mark Morgan (Sightings)
099 Paul Saulnier (PS I Love You)
100 SKRILLEX

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